Polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by halophiles and thermophiles: towards sustainable production of microbial bioplastics

S Obruča, P Dvořák, P Sedláček, M Koller… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are microbial polyesters produced by numerous prokaryotes.
These materials are generally considered to be renewable and biodegradable alternatives …

[HTML][HTML] Current developments on polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by using halophiles as a promising cell factory

R Mitra, T Xu, H Xiang, J Han - Microbial Cell Factories, 2020 - Springer
Plastic pollution is a severe threat to our environment which necessitates implementation of
bioplastics to realize sustainable development for a green world. Polyhydroxyalkanoates …

Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates and nonnatural polyesters

SY Choi, IJ Cho, Y Lee, YJ Kim, KJ Kim… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microorganisms produce diverse polymers for various purposes such as storing genetic
information, energy, and reducing power, and serving as structural materials and scaffolds …

The underexplored role of diverse stress factors in microbial biopolymer synthesis

S Obruca, P Sedlacek, M Koller - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are microbial polyesters which, apart from their primary
storage role, enhance the stress robustness of PHA accumulating cells against various …

[HTML][HTML] Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) toward cost competitiveness and functionality

GQ Chen, XY Chen, FQ Wu, JC Chen - Advanced Industrial and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) have been produced by several bacteria as bioplastics in
industrial scales. PHA commercialization has been challenging due to its complexity and the …

A review on production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters by thermophilic microbes using waste feedstocks

S Chavan, B Yadav, RD Tyagi, P Drogui - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are produced by numerous microbes as a subcellular
energy source. Despite of their diverse applications, exorbitant production cost limits their …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates, challenges and opportunities

Y Wang, J Yin, GQ Chen - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•The development of super PHA production strain using systems and synthetic
biology approaches is urgent.•Open and continuous bioprocesses that allow PHA …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas Species as Producers of Eco-friendly Polyhydroxyalkanoates

J Mozejko-Ciesielska, K Szacherska… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2019 - Springer
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have been produced by various bacteria as natural
polymers stored in bacterial cells as a source of carbon and energy. They are currently …

Grand challenges for industrializing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)

D Tan, Y Wang, Y Tong, GQ Chen - Trends in biotechnology, 2021 - cell.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a diverse family of sustainable bioplastics synthesized
by various bacteria, but their high production cost and unstable material properties make …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering bacteria for enhanced polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) biosynthesis

GQ Chen, XR Jiang - Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology, 2017 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) have been produced by some bacteria as bioplastics for
many years. Yet their commercialization is still on the way. A few issues are related to the …